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That is something I am taking into consideration is the fact that I already have a 4 year old child. Originally I wanted to do a highly competitive surgical specialty but figured spending time with my child has now become my dream, so I just want to find something I enjoy and can support my family and parents while feeling like I’m fulfilled
Derm, psych, FM, plastics, ortho...anything where you can easily hang a shingle and not be dependent on hospital admin slurpers.
I would not do EM again, but EM isn't all bad for family life, as long as you can dictate your schedule. Yeah, the weekends / holidays thing sucks, but you can take off whenever to spend time with your kids and take vacations. Its hard to take vacations whenever you want as a surgeon as someone else needs to be on call for your patients.
I don't know why Hospitalist is getting all this love. Seems miserable to me, but what do I know?